Posted on 12/12/2006 10:07:00 AM PST by SunkenCiv
...With a record of 2-11, the silver-and-Honolulu blue are firmly entrenched at No. 32 on any power poll in this spiral arm of the galaxy. Entrenched, that is, until another loss drops them behind Ohio State, Florida and the Hamburg Sea Devils. Think it can't get worse? Hey, this is the Lions. NFL schedule makers saw fit to arrange the endgame Kitty Cats' so, so long season likewise: at the Green Bay Packers where the Lions haven't won since a guy named Brett Favre took over there (that's right, 1992); against the Chicago Bears in a game which figures to see Motor City backers immortalize the chant "Fire *&#!!%&ing Millen!"; and at the Dallas Cowboys , who on New Year's Eve will probably looking to bag the No. 2 seed in the NFC... Kevin Jones, who was knocked out of the loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, figures to be out for the remainder of the season... Pro Bowl nominee Shaun Rogers... was slapped by the commissioner after testing positive for steroids. The judgment had Rogers forcibly sitting out four games and giving up $250,000. Naturally, "Big Baby" was innocent, protesting that the positive test represented a product that the 354-pound Rogers used to help him control his weight. Or he has asthma. Or he thought they were Shawne Merriman's Pez. Or something... Team officials announced yesterday that WR Mike Williams - you remember him: the former first-round draft pick cum The Most Useless Player in the NFL Today - flunked a weigh-in. At 240 pounds, Williams only missed the target set by Rod Marinelli and Co. by 20. Though no punitive measures have been mentioned, any punishment would seem pointless other then some quality time on the bench... Fire &#!!%&ing Millen.
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Ok, we’re safe, it’s 30-6.
Safe, heh...
I seriously would have freaked if it ended 24-13.
Bracket update
AFC
January 17 CBS
Bills (12-5)
Broncos (14-3)
NFC
January 17 Fox
49ers (12-5)
Seahawks (14-3)
AFC
January 18 ESPN
Texans (12-5)
Patriots (14-3)
NFC
January 18 NBC
Rams (12-5)
Bears (11-6)
Why the Dolphins Chose Jeff Hafley as Their New Head Coach
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Titans Reportedly Set To Hire 49ers DC Robert Saleh As New Head Coach
Updated Jan. 20, 2026 12:36 a.m. ET
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Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons hire Kevin Stefanski as new coach
Marc Raimondi
Jan 17, 2026, 10:09 PM ET
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47646376/matt-ryan-atlanta-falcons-hire-kevin-stefanski-new-coach
Mike McCarthy may wind up in Pittsburgh, but given the long tenures of Steelers coaches, that would be an odd choice. It’s speculated that it would help them hold on to Aaron Rodgers. It’s also speculated that he wouldn’t want to stick around for MM.
Ten total vacancies this year, nearly a third of the league [Titans, Giants, Falcons, Browns, Raiders, Cardinals, Ravens, Dolphins, Steelers, Bills]. One of the sports podcasters said this will result in a mass of coordinator vacancies (both O and D), in part because some of the HC jobs will be filled by coordinators, and there will be fill behind for that, and in part because incoming HCs may very well want to pick their coordinators, leading to even more fill behind here and there. And the HC jobs will have to be filled first, because any of the coordinators in the running for HC anywhere won’t want to take a coordinator offer for at least two reasons.
Ranking head coaching vacancies: Which of these seven remaining jobs is the most desirable?
A look at the seven NFL head coaching openings, ranked by roster strength, cap outlook and long-term upside
By Jared Dubin & Garrett Podell
12 hrs ago
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ranking-head-coaching-vacancies-which-of-these-remaining-jobs-is-the-most-desirable/
Vikings can their GM, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah “native of Cherry Hill, New Jersey”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OoMUt5xsyM
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